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Newspaper
Logansport Herald
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1838
Page
3
The Herald calls for volunteers to guard emigrating Potawatomi tonight after a government-led trek that stretches two to three miles with 800 to 1000 Indians, guards, wagons, and officers. It notes ongoing publication of the United States Laws and critiques a former subscriber who objected to government printing.
The piece covers criticism of appointment salaries, praise for the Pittsburgh Saturday Evening Visiter, and announcements of four quarterly supplements. It also reports Western commerce, the Canadian Patriot sentence change to banishment, and a Michigan City bank branch charter by the State Bank of Indiana with officers elected and a notes resumption date.
A roaming thief strikes a butcher's home taking a trunk with about one hundred dollars after knocking down the wife. The report then notes a discovery of a gigantic Mastodon bones by workers at a Crawford County, Ohio mill race excavation.
The report describes well preserved bones found near Bucyrus and notes measurements averaging ten percent smaller than Mastodon bones at Peale’s Museum in Philadelphia. A protest column defends the Herald editor against claims of involvement with a Telegraph article and accuses the Telegraph editor of misusing tools. A Demokrat signs urging use of the Federalist label for the Whig party and opposition.
Letter recounts a botched escape from Fort Henry with thirteen of fourteen escaping to safety while two were captured or killed. Toronto reports guard accomplices awaiting punishment. Also notes a Canada union rumor and Iowa legislative apportionment for Crawford County and nearby districts. Texas pirate Collinsworth found drowned. the body mutilated and feared murder. Alton duel ends with De Lange mortally wounded.
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